HMO services in Great Barr
From conversions to guaranteed rent, our HMO services in Great Barr start with a measured survey and a check of Birmingham City Council's licensing and planning position.
Every job in Great Barr starts with a measured survey and a check of Birmingham City Council's current HMO rules.
- Council
- Birmingham City Council
- Part of
- Birmingham
- County
- West Midlands
- Postcodes
- B43
- From our base
- under 2 miles from Great Barr
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Our HMO services in Great Barr
Each service page covers Birmingham City Council's rules and what we do in Great Barr.
HMO conversions and refurbishment
Licensing and compliance
Management and guaranteed rent
Investor services
Great Barr sits within Birmingham City Council, which sets its own HMO standards for room sizes, kitchens and bathrooms. Our designs start from those standards, so the layout we price is designed to meet the council's licensing requirements.
We'll tell you plainly if a house in Great Barr isn't suited to the number of rooms you have in mind, and what it would take to make it work.
HMO rules in Birmingham City Council
| Rule | Birmingham City Council |
|---|---|
| Mandatory HMO licence (5+ people) | In force everywhere in England |
| Additional HMO licensing | In force Whole city, 5 June 2023 to 4 June 2028 |
| Selective licensing | In part of the area 25 of the city's 69 wards, 5 June 2023 to 4 June 2028 |
| Article 4 direction for small HMOs | In force Whole city, in force since 8 June 2020 |
Checked October 2026 against Birmingham City Council's HMO licensing page. Schemes change, so we confirm the position for your address before any work starts.
Birmingham City Council has an Article 4 direction across its whole area, so turning a family house in Great Barr into a small HMO needs planning permission. We prepare the planning application before any conversion work starts. Seven or more occupants always needs planning permission. Birmingham City Council also runs additional licensing across its whole area (until 4 June 2028), so smaller HMOs with three or four people from two or more households need a licence too.
Need HMO help in Great Barr?
Book a free survey. We measure every room, check Birmingham City Council's rules and give you a fixed written quote.